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Strategy Share #3
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Somebody- Who is the main character/figure?
Group 1
Content area: History
Story link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XLfDSQZDQMzLSK8DKXWvDINe2lM7jQUYHE96acGfStc/edit?usp=
sharing
Group 2
Content area: Language Arts
Story link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q-H5d3Lq5EF3BO
-2CQNxPhyrrL1KeogX_-0PNvJpOuc/edit?usp=sharing
Somebody Wanted
(main characters) (wanted or tried to)
G Anne Frank, Edith, Otto, Margot, Adolf Wanted to become a famous writer.
R Hitler
O But So
U
(the problem/conflict) (solution to problem)
P
The Nazis thought they were better than To cope with being stuck in a small space
the Jews, so they put them in she wrote in her diary. They had to live in
concentration camps. Anne’s family was hiding for 2 years to be safe from the
1 hiding but were eventually found. Nazis.
Then (final resolution)
Anne Frank’s diary has been read by millions of people, but she died before she saw her
dream come true.
Group 1
Write your final summary here (4-6 sentences):
Title of story: The story of Anne Frank
R to get married.
O But So
U
(the problem/conflict) (solution to problem)
P
Their families are enemies, and hate each They get married in secret.
other.
2
Then (final resolution)
In the story of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet were in love, but
their families hated each other. Prince Escalus said they needed to stop
fighting or there would be consequences
How we would use this in our classroom
● Retelling vs summarizing. This strategy helps student learn to
identify key elements in the story and not just retell it, but
learn to choose important details to summarize what they have
read.